What color is #808F7F?

#808F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808F7F?

The RGB value is 128, 143, 127: 128 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808F7F?

The complementary color is #8E7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808F7F color

#808F7F rgb(128, 143, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808F7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.1% green and 49.8% blue (128, 143, 127).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#808F7F color codes

HEX	`#808F7F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 143, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, -8.61, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 10.9, 142.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.555, 25.766, 23.86)`
Decimal	`8425343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808F7F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #808F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #808F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808f7f; }
.text { color: #808f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 143 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808f7f, #7f8f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808F7F?: #808F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808F7F?: The RGB value is 128, 143, 127: 128 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808F7F?: The complementary color is #8E7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.